Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Merit Health River Region
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other MS hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $15,664 (about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $15,336 — about the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $13,698 - $32,969 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23,322 | 166% |
| Aetnamajor | $14,108 - $22,331 | 100% |
| Devoted Health | $13,971 | 99% |
| Molina | $13,971 - $20,779 | 99% |
| WellCare | $14,221 | 101% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $1,979 - $27,884 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Region
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other MS hospitals
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $14,180
- King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven · Brookhaven $14,193
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $14,390
- Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo · Yazoo City $14,707
- Bmh-Calhoun · Calhoun City $14,707
- Baptist Medical Center Attala · Kosciusko $14,707
- University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada · Grenada $15,378
- Ochsner Rush Hospital · Meridian $15,691
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.